The US's highly elite but secretive Delta Force captures and eliminates high-value targets. They reportedly helped capture Venezuela's Maduro.

An image of a US Delta Force operator posing next to a person with a bag over their head resurfaced in January 2026 after the ousting of Nicolás Maduro. But while the same unit was in charge of capturing the Venezuelan leader,

What is Delta Force? President Donald Trump confirms the elite U.S. Army unit led the operation that captured Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro.

The US, Donald Trump announced, carried out a large-scale attack on Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores. Sources have confirmed that the mission was carried out by the US army’s Delta Force,

US President Donald Trump on Saturday confirmed that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured and flown out of the country, hours after loud explosions were heard around the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. The mission was reportedly carried out by Delta Force, the US military’s top special mission unit.

Donald Trump and leaders in his orbit spent the rest of the weekend throwing out names of new countries that the United States could go after next — Mexico, Cuba and even Greenland were tossed around.

President Donald Trump said no personnel were killed in the attack on Venezuela, dubbed “Operation Absolute Resolve.”

Nicolas Maduro’s elite security force was almost entirely wiped out in the US operation to arrest and remove the Venezuelan President on Saturday night (AEDT).

Intelligence sources now suggest that Iran may be his next major target. Strong indicators have emerged pointing towards a major covert operation in the region.